Talk & Taste: The Dominican Kitchen with Vanessa Mota
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
6:30 pm
Essex Market, 88 Essex St NY, NY, 10002
Essex Market—New York City’s most historic market—is excited to present Talk & Taste: a series that celebrates the past, present and future of food culture in New York City!
Talk & Taste kicks off a celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with a cooking demonstration and cookbook signing featuring author Vanessa Mota’s recently published cookbook, The Dominican Kitchen.
In addition to a lively cooking demonstration that will include Vanessa Mota teaching co-host chef and culinary historian Annette Tomei how to prepare a traditional Dominican meal, they’ll share their experience shopping for the ingredients at Viva Fruits & Vegetables, just downstairs in the bustling Essex Market. Vanessa and Annette will also discuss the history of the famed “Loisaida”, and answer all your questions about cooking and enjoying Dominican food in NYC.
This is a real celebration for the senses!
Located in the Lower East Side for over a century, Essex Market has long reflected the vibrant communities of the neighborhood and has been the city’s premier destination for food lovers since the 19th century. Talk & Taste evenings provide a platform to welcome exciting guest speakers–each highlighting our city’s relationship to food like never before, complete with food bites created by Essex Markets' diverse array of vendors.
We are proud to present this program with sponsorship by If You Care, kitchen and household products. Essex Market offers these programs in partnership with Edible Manhattan magazine and Kitchen Arts & Letters Bookstore, now celebrating 40 years of service. Culinary demonstrations are curated by Annette Tomei of Wander, Eat and Tell Experiences.
If you purchase Admission with a copy of The Dominican Kitchen, you will receive your book at the Essex Market the evening of September 20.
You will not receive a physical ticket for this event. Your name will be on a list when you check in at the Essex Market Kitchen Mezzanine that evening.
About Talk & Taste
Join Essex Market each month as we explore our city’s past, present and future through food. Each evening, we’ll welcome exciting guest speakers– from cookbook authors and chefs to historians, celebrating our talks with food bites provided by Essex Markets' diverse array of vendors. Originally conceived by the late Anne Saxelby (Saxelby Cheese) from 2015-2018 in our historic building in the Lower East Side, we’re excited to relaunch this series in our new home at Essex Crossing!
About Essex Market
Essex Market has been a fixture on the Lower East Side since 1818. Since 2019, the market has called Essex Crossing home and now houses over 30 vendors- all with an individual story and distinctive personality that adds flavor to their already delicious offerings. Ready to share their experiences and knowledge, they give a true neighborhood feel to our historic public market!
About Edible Manhattan
Edible Manhattan tells the tale of how the city eats. Through editorial and at events where the stories come to life, Edible Manhattan celebrates the people who are building a vibrant food culture–one that’s diverse, accessible, sustainable and delicious.
About If You Care
If You Care kitchen and household products are carefully crafted to have the least environmental impact and lightest carbon footprint possible, while also delivering the most effective results. Healthy home. Healthy Planet. Healthy You.
